Having finaly repaired my camera I will be updating the site over the next week or so (particularly some more recent hedge-laying and more dry stone walling) but for now below are some images of a set of steps I was commissioned to make:

Its oak (photo taken in the rain!!) including the bannister rail. All felled in Calderdale

I’ve added some new images to the site. Recent commissions include 2 wedding arches, a log store and three gates. I’ve been busy hedge laying – picture shows 28ms of hedge layed in Lancashire & Westmoreland style (stakes every 3ft) Its a style that means the hedge is stock proof (its a sheep hedge) straight away. In this one I only had to add in one piece of brash (at the very end).

Spent most of today trying to save some oak (2-3″ interesting forks and curves coppiced from a new coupe in North Dean wood last November) I managed to bring oak pinhole borer (hiding in some of the older branch wood) back to my wood store!! and of course the warm weather finally arrives and all my twisty oak is fair game….

I’m sure I will find a use for the wood – they don’t ‘feed’ on the wood just grow fungi in the tunnels they create, so once I season the wood they will go away/die

A recently completed fence and gate commission. The client liked the tall posts – I was going to cut them down to the same height as the fence!.

Been meaning to post this picture for a while – it is a over grown part coppiced/low pollarded part laid ‘hedge’ near Dent (one of my favourite places). Around there most of the hedges are managed which is great to see.

The past months have been very busy from demonstrating gate hurdle making at Penistone Agricultural Show to some interesting commissions. Ive also updated some of the pages (hedge laying, for sale and gates). Some examples below of the kinds of things Ive been up too.

Had to use a gazebo at the weekend for the National Trust Plant fair as my canvas lean too is mouldy!! (I’m going to dye it). Made the last furniture I will be making at my old workshop – I move to my new workshop next week.

Have a new page advertising the courses I will be running. 1st one is June 29th – Biochar: A practical guide to producing and using Biochar, it’s uses, possibilities and limitations (More detail on the Course’s page)

As well as completing the Standedge hedge Ive been busy restoring another large hedge. This time it involved laying a bit, coppicing a bit and planting 320 hawthorn, blackthorn, crab apple and dog rose in the gaps. It was a tough one trying to find time inbetween overnight frosts to plant/lay.

Ive just made and sold a lot of this type of furniture, its fun to make with prices ranging from £15 – £35. get in touch if you would like any (its made to order at the moment)

And finally me and my sandwich board off to Slaithwaite Country Show. I couldnt get the car out or get to my stock to have a full stall.

A quick update: here is a picture of an 8ft by 3ft 6in by 2ft unpeeled ash rose arch made for Andrew Oldham at Life On pig Row. Picture is provided by Andrew too. The extra supports shown near the bottom are temporary while the concrete goes off. I delivered the arch in two halves in the back of our new old Land Rover (which is now temporarily out of commission due to a broken winch while rescuing it from a wooded hill)